tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30499448.post6170371891638156076..comments2015-07-27T08:02:52.947-07:00Comments on Surgeonsblog: LiverlySid Schwabhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14182853083503404098noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30499448.post-82675152353174647142011-08-18T12:52:01.035-07:002011-08-18T12:52:01.035-07:00This was an excellent read. Your words are so des...This was an excellent read. Your words are so descriptive that I can draw a picture in my head. I love it! I know it might not be as dramatic as human medicine but, being a veterinary technician and scrubbing in on animal surgeries can be awe inspiring as well .. so, I think I can relate (if only a little bit) to what you mean in this. :)kelliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14766008781550655517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30499448.post-73428133826383428702010-04-30T00:51:00.071-07:002010-04-30T00:51:00.071-07:00Thanks for writing this, and your &quot;Deconstruc...Thanks for writing this, and your &quot;Deconstructing an Operation&quot; series. I have undergone two liver transplants due to PSC, and so I try to learn all I can about the liver, the biliary system, and the details and process of the transplant operation itself. (I actually asked Dr Busuttil to have my first surgery videotaped so I could watch it afterwards, but I don&#39;t think he took me seriously as I was 17 years old at the time!)davehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11375065720872576387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30499448.post-5438803334228842342008-01-16T07:01:00.000-08:002008-01-16T07:01:00.000-08:00Beautiful description. Makes me regret not going i...Beautiful description. Makes me regret not going into surgery as a specialty.Nurse Practitioners Save Liveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03879069463960748178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30499448.post-51389140193855497952007-05-22T08:46:00.000-07:002007-05-22T08:46:00.000-07:00Beautifully written. Once upon a time, I had a la...Beautifully written. Once upon a time, I had a laparoscopy of the pelvic area - at the followup, my doctor showed me the pictures and there was the edge of my liver, looking just like...a liver. It was strangely thrilling, and more interesting than my ovaries or endometriosis.Magpiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15460136246441367993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30499448.post-18940449149606685042007-05-22T05:53:00.000-07:002007-05-22T05:53:00.000-07:00Having had the experience of palpating the liver m...Having had the experience of palpating the liver myself, I must say that you have captured the feeling beautifully. Great post.TBTAMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16555722791007332247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30499448.post-38467412054156166902007-02-27T11:06:00.000-08:002007-02-27T11:06:00.000-08:00Dr. Schwab,In Indonesian, a term of endearment use...Dr. Schwab,<BR/>In Indonesian, a term of endearment uses the "liver". Eg: you're my sweet"heart" would be my sweet"liver" in word per word translations. <BR/>:)Susannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30499448.post-55304055852069797762007-02-23T22:32:00.000-08:002007-02-23T22:32:00.000-08:00Amazing, thank you so much for the insight.Amazing, thank you so much for the insight.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30499448.post-83046206963568593322007-02-22T05:54:00.000-08:002007-02-22T05:54:00.000-08:00Why do I suddenly find myself craving foie grois.....Why do I suddenly find myself craving foie grois...PixelRNhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09675703044852647046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30499448.post-31431832162234710482007-02-21T09:05:00.000-08:002007-02-21T09:05:00.000-08:00Good stuff.Good stuff.beajerryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16721586072565803661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30499448.post-88559464413023873922007-02-17T18:36:00.000-08:002007-02-17T18:36:00.000-08:00hey doc??? I am have been looking for more info on...hey doc??? I am have been looking for more info on the liver. I'm thinken' when I do the CP/ICT, that's gonna put a lot of responsibility on my liver. I'm kinda concerned about putting all of my eggs in one basket, so like, when I do this and say, hypothetically, if my liver conked out somewhere down the road...I want to know what that really means, other than some of the obvious...can you please direct me where I can find that info please? Thanks! KatKathleenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08332834022497775505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30499448.post-78247273382027640722007-02-16T18:12:00.000-08:002007-02-16T18:12:00.000-08:00I never thought of the liver as beautiful before. ...I never thought of the liver as beautiful before. But your imagery is so vivid, I can't help it. Wonderful read. Thank you.Ericahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01849093040405079733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30499448.post-1711964633154434522007-02-16T12:55:00.000-08:002007-02-16T12:55:00.000-08:00I never did get that hot chocolate! Awesome post ...I never did get that hot chocolate! <BR/><BR/>Awesome post - so well written. It causes me to wonder how my own surgeon views surgery and how about the OR staff? <BR/><BR/>Does it ever get so routine that "some" just take it for granted - you know - if you have seen one you've seen them all, even though the variables are going to be different each time? <BR/><BR/>Some years back, a patient was brought into the ED with what seemed to be minimal injury. The person was joking, etc, but later after being transferred out to a larger facility it turns out they died in the OR because of serious liver damage that they couldn't repair.<BR/><BR/>About a week before Christmas this past year, I almost lost a good friend because (literally died in the ED) she had an esophageal rupture while at home which came from the liver damage that she knew nothing about. <BR/><BR/>Is fatty liver reversible?<BR/><BR/>By the way I love my liver even more now. Dr. Schwab - your causing this girl to fall in love with her internal organs. Do you have any sweet talk about the kidneys? ;)SeaSprayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07906503090688697222noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30499448.post-10586759985395657682007-02-15T16:59:00.000-08:002007-02-15T16:59:00.000-08:00This is beautiful, Sid. I am always fascinated to ...This is beautiful, Sid. I am always fascinated to read your prose on the body and sickness and health. Living with them every day, we forget what an amazing thing our bodies are, and how wonderfully they work. When I was younger, I considered medicine for precisely that reason. <BR/><BR/>I hope that the next surgeon to work on me has the reverence that you feel for the body and its fundamental beauty.Alexandra Lynchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03511065681437420205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30499448.post-54283215550258062432007-02-15T10:21:00.000-08:002007-02-15T10:21:00.000-08:00"Lynn Price: I now have this fantasy of reading yo..."Lynn Price: I now have this fantasy of reading your book some day and finding a spot where I can say, wow, I think my writing had a little part in this..."<BR/><BR/>Sidney, Sidney, what lovely words those are. While you're waiting for book 2 to get to the editor, feel free to read the first one. It's definitely medical fiction with a twist, and, given your temperment, I think you'd find it definite food for thought.Lynn Pricehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17494511346758361634noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30499448.post-11268386532392719062007-02-15T09:44:00.000-08:002007-02-15T09:44:00.000-08:00Bongi: I can tell from your writing that you'll ne...Bongi: I can tell from your writing that you'll never lose thrill. I never did, even hernias. As you said, it's not just the act of operating <I>per se</I>, which is thrilling enough, but that we're allowed to do such a thing at all...<BR/><BR/>Lynn Price: I now have this fantasy of reading your book some day and finding a spot where I can say, wow, I think my writing had a little part in this...Sid Schwabhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14182853083503404098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30499448.post-81460015500378699932007-02-15T09:21:00.000-08:002007-02-15T09:21:00.000-08:00Your gifts for communicating awe over an organ rem...Your gifts for communicating awe over an organ remain unsurpassed. I have a particular scene I'm writing in my novel about a liver operation. Since I haven't witnessed a surgery in person, your post brings brilliant perspective to what was a mundane scene.<BR/><BR/>I'm also enjoying the heck out of your book.Lynn Pricehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17494511346758361634noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30499448.post-87967684457814301772007-02-14T22:58:00.000-08:002007-02-14T22:58:00.000-08:00once as a intern after working in obstetrics for a...once as a intern after working in obstetrics for a few months and having only done caesarian sections (although many) i got the chance to assist in a general surgery operation. half way through the procedure i realised my heart was racing and i felt almost euphoric. i can't remember what the operation was but i remember the exillaration it ellicited in me. it was at that moment that i knew what i wanted to do with my life. the next week i went to see the surgery prof. still every time i do an operation i'm overwhelmed by what i'm actually doing. to cut a fellow human being open, and that with their permission??? i doubt it will ever lose it's magic for me.Bongihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12918640034313468627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30499448.post-78171362717083299322007-02-14T21:20:00.000-08:002007-02-14T21:20:00.000-08:00PS - I guess your stab wounds to the heart are not...PS - I guess your stab wounds to the heart are not those that originate from Cupid's.<BR/><BR/>I guess that wouldn't be "loverly"....Lauriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02252855004638627794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30499448.post-53901792943092334732007-02-14T21:16:00.000-08:002007-02-14T21:16:00.000-08:00with the imagery created by the almost musical flu...with the imagery created by the almost musical fluidity of that first paragraph (is it hyperbole to think this a written equivalent to a rachmaninov piano concerto? a Dvorcek symphony?).....whew, all I can say is if you are half a good a surgeon as you are a writer then the ailing world is poorer for your retirement. (But the reading world is so much enriched!)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30499448.post-59404089878304353982007-02-14T20:03:00.000-08:002007-02-14T20:03:00.000-08:00Dr C: actually, I was going to post a bit from my ...Dr C: actually, I was going to post a bit from my book about stabwounds to the heart, but I realized I'd already done so, a few months back. But, as I said, the ancients considered the liver the seat of the soul, so it seems like a valentine, if an oddly shaped one.Sid Schwabhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14182853083503404098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30499448.post-59386849255538166212007-02-14T18:49:00.000-08:002007-02-14T18:49:00.000-08:00If you had written my textbook, I would have done ...If you had written my textbook, I would have done much better in anatomy class!Bohemian Road Nurse...http://www.blogger.com/profile/02136803397641401011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30499448.post-21212303193938836652007-02-14T13:52:00.000-08:002007-02-14T13:52:00.000-08:00i must say that you have gravitas writing about th...i must say that you have gravitas writing about the liver on valentines day when the rest of us are spouting cliches about the heart. awesome post.Dr. Charleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18428641204627602240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30499448.post-31223386191202448152007-02-14T11:50:00.000-08:002007-02-14T11:50:00.000-08:00Yet another moving post Dr. Schwab! I have been an...Yet another moving post Dr. Schwab!<BR/><BR/> I have been anxious to read it but the boys are home from school with a snow day today. So, I wanted to wait until later when I am not competing with the sound of war games. However, I just had to read it anyway. :)<BR/><BR/>My cinnamon hot chocolate and marshmallows and I will come back later, when all is quiet, to savor this post and then I will comment.<BR/><BR/>Once again, thanks for the interesting trip into the OR allowing us to see through your eyes, think through your intellect and feel with your feelings. :)<BR/><BR/>Hmm.. I guess that I did just comment. However, in case no one has noticed - brevity with words is not my strong suit. ;)SeaSprayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07906503090688697222noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30499448.post-62548621630842017682007-02-14T08:05:00.000-08:002007-02-14T08:05:00.000-08:00The insides of the human body have awed me, filled...<EM>The insides of the human body have awed me, filled my senses. I'm trying to let you in on it.</EM><BR/><BR/>I had the good fortune of volunteering with a program that let me scrub in on a few surgeries in college. It was exactly that feeling of awe and exhilaration that I couldn't forget and drew me back to medicine.Alihttp://www.blendor.com/alinoreply@blogger.com